AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook: For the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual [Paperback]

Irvin D. Fleming (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1998 | ISBN-10: 0397584199 | ISBN-13: 978-0397584192 | Edition: 5th

This compact, portable version of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Fifth Edition is designed for quick bedside reference. It fits into a white coat pocket and contains all current information on cancer staging developed by the American Joint Committee on Cancer in cooperation with the TNM Committee of the International Union Against Cancer. The handbook includes abbreviations and symbols of all patient data so that they can easily be transferred to the patient's chart

Product Details

• Paperback: 267 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 5th edition (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0397584199
• ISBN-13: 978-0397584192
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,825,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent introductory text; weak on treatments, June 10, 1999

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This review is from: AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook: For the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual (Paperback)

Written for biomedical students, this book is an excellent, well written textbook, covering general topics in oncology (epidemiology, pathology, surgery, radiation) and specific types of cancer. Some parts are too clinical for the general public, but if you are interested in the subject, this book is clear and useful. I highly recommend it to graduate students and public libraries.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars reference must have, October 27, 2000

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Dr. Scott A. Hollington "hollington" (Minneapolis, mn United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook: For the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual (Paperback)

For Anatomic Pathology Laboratories this book is the gold standard for communicating staging information. I would strongly urge Oncologists and Doctors treating oncology patients to reference this book for staging information, and to judge completeness of Pathology reports.

It should be noted that the information is direct and to the point, without much supporting text. This should be considered as an up to date reference on the current thinking in terms of what is important in determining stage and prognosis. It is not an educational text that carefully or clearly defines the terms used by Doctors and Oncologists.